Radeon HD 5550 And 5570: Pumped Up With GDDR5
Table of contents
- 1. Enter The Radeon HD 5550
- 2. The Radeon HD 5550 Architecture
- 3. HIS Radeon HD 5550 DDR3 And GDDR5
- 4. PowerColor PCS+ HD 5550 GDDR5
- 5. HIS Radeon HD 5570 GDDR5
- 6. Test Setup And Benchmarks
- 7. Benchmark Results: 3DMark Vantage
- 8. Benchmark Results: Crysis
- 9. Benchmark Results: Far Cry 2
- 10. Benchmark Results: World In Conflict
- 11. Benchmark Results: Aliens Vs Predator (DirectX 11)
- 12. Benchmark Results: DiRT 2 (DirectX 11)
- 13. Overclocking Benchmarks
- 14. Power, Temperature, And Noise Benchmarks
- 15. Conclusion: GDDR5-Equipped Cards Show Promise
AMD quietly introduced its new Radeon HD 5550 and prepped the Radeon HD 5570 GDDR5 to follow. We examine the performance of these two stealth-launched models to see if they have what it takes to replace a couple of power contenders in the sub-$100 market.
It’s hard not to notice that AMD has a large performance gap between the low-end Radeon HD 5450 and the gamer-friendly Radeon HD 5570. Just look at the specifications. Its Radeon HD 5450 has 80 stream cores, while the Radeon HD 5570 is equipped with 400. The graphics card market abhors a vacuum, and though the space between the Radeons HD 5450 and 5570 has temporarily been filled by older models like the Radeon HD 4650, AMD is filling the void by stealth-launching a new card: the Radeon HD 5550.
Not only can the Radeon HD 5550 be found in DDR2 and DDR3 flavors, but a GDDR5 version of the card is on the verge of release, and we have the chance to put it through the ringer today, as well.
As if the new Radeon HD 5550 wasn't enough for the sub-$100 graphics card market, AMD is also launching another version of its Radeon HD 5570, this time armed with a fast GDDR5 frame buffer. This is especially intriguing since the Radeon HD 5670 is essentially an overclocked Radeon HD 5570 equipped with GDDR5. The newer card should effectively blur the line between the Radeon HD 5570 and Radeon HD 5670.
Let’s take a closer look at what makes these cards tick.
The picture of the gddr5 5550 DEFINITELY shows a vga output...
Is it just me or does Toms Hardware render very badly in Firefox 4 beta 3? It also doesn't render correctly in 3.6.x.
Is it just me or does Toms Hardware render very badly in Firefox 4 beta 3? It also doesn't render correctly in 3.6.x.
I'm using FF 3.6.8 and just lately I've been getting an awful lot of "server not found" errors.
I'm using FF 3.6.8 and just lately I've been getting an awful lot of "server not found" errors.
Open a new thread then because it doesnt make any sense here
The picture of the gddr5 5550 DEFINITELY shows a vga output...
And the picture of the gddr5 5570 does NOT show a vga output. I think the text is wrong and the pictures are correct. ???
Open a new thread then because it doesnt make any sense here
Why? I was just letting gdilord know that he wasn't alone and who the hell are you to tell me what to do?
It looks like it is well worth going for GDDR5 if you have the choice. I'm surprised that they bothered to release a DDR3 model.
Awwww, I don't think you should drop Crysis until someone makes a GPU that can render it at max settings and 2560x1600 rez @ at least 60Hz...
@Rab1d-BDGR I owe you an apology mate as I accidentally banned you the other day and deleted all your previous posts. I am sincerely sorry about that and I hope you can forgive me.
Why? I was just letting gdilord know that he wasn't alone and who the hell are you to tell me what to do?
I was just my opinion so they could do something about it as I found the same bug stop being rude
the main reason i bought the 5570 was because its low profile. if i could fit a normal sized card i could have bought the 5670. the ddr3 version of the 5570 is around the same price as the 512mb 5670 in the UK.
I was just my opinion so they could do something about it as I found the same bug stop being rude
I felt you were being rude by telling me to start a new thread, so it looks like we're even.
It looks like it is well worth going for GDDR5 if you have the choice. I'm surprised that they bothered to release a DDR3 model.
the ddr3 versions came first. im guessing these gddr5 models were an afterthought.
Unless someone releases low-profile versions I don't see the HD55*0 GDDR5 getting much love. The whole point about the HD5570 GDDR3 was that it was the only commonly available low-profile card that could at least game reasonably well at 720p
@Rab1d-BDGR I owe you an apology mate as I accidentally banned you the other day and deleted all your previous posts. I am sincerely sorry about that and I hope you can forgive me.
Ah, I was wondering where my posts had gone to. If you find the genuine spammers and nail their asses to the floor then all will be forgiven! ^_^
Ah, I was wondering where my posts had gone to. If you find the genuine spammers and nail their asses to the floor then all will be forgiven! ^_^
I've been removing what I can and killing the new stuff but it's going to take some time to clear out all the old crap but we are working on it.